MO4939 Civil War and Dictatorship in Spain, 1936 - 1959

Academic year

2025 to 2026 Full Year

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Key module information

SCOTCAT credits

60

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SCQF level

SCQF level 10

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Availability restrictions

Available only to students in the second year of the Honours Programme.

Planned timetable

TBC

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Module coordinator

Prof K Ferris

Prof K Ferris
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Module Staff

Professor Kate Ferris

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Module description

The Spanish Civil War was not only a battle between 'two Spains', between two versions of what Spaniards thought their country should be, but also cast as an ideological showdown internationally; democracy versus dictatorship, socialism versus fascism. The module focuses on the political, social, cultural and economic history of the Civil War and Francoist dictatorship, tracing developments from the end of the Second Spanish Republic, through the establishment of the 'New Estate' until the close of what is commonly held to be the more fascist phase of Franco's regime, with the accession to political power of the 'technocrats' and their stabilisation plan in 1959. Engaging directly with political tracts and speeches, newsreels, visual propaganda, literature, diaries and memoirs of the time, the module explores the Civil War and Francoist dictatorship as they were imagined, practiced and experienced.

Assessment pattern

2 x 3-hour Written Examinations = 60%, Coursework = 40%

Re-assessment

New Coursework: 1 x source exercise (2,500 words) and 1 x 5,000-word essay = 100%

Learning and teaching methods and delivery

Weekly contact

1 x 3-hour seminar, plus 1 office hour.

Scheduled learning hours

66

The number of compulsory student:staff contact hours over the period of the module.

Guided independent study hours

534

The number of hours that students are expected to invest in independent study over the period of the module.